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MacFamilyTree 8
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MacFamilyTree 8 gives genealogy a facelift: modern, interactive, convenient and fast. Explore your family tree and your family history in a way generations of chroniclers before you would have loved to do. MacFamilyTree helps you capture your family history and turns data and facts into conclusive reports and visually impressive charts. No matter how you want to illustrate your family relationships – MacFamilyTree 8 has the right solution for you, offering different types of reports, charts or the innovative Virtual Tree 3D view.

Brand-new and unique: CloudTree Sync&Share (macOS Sierra required)

MacFamilyTree 8.1 comes with the brand new CloudTree feature - it is now possible for the first time to work on the same family tree with any number of users and in real time. All changes to your tree will be transferred and available to all other users invited by you within a few seconds. CloudTree operates in compliance with the highest data protection standards.

Your possibilities are nearly endless – optionally synchronize your data via iCloud or CloudTree, access a huge genealogical online archive to assist your research, create websites and family books or do your research on the go with MobileFamilyTree 8, available separately for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

MacFamilyTree 8 Overview:

- well-structured, fast and easy-to-use user interface

- the new Interactive Family Tree: Lets you navigate your entire family tree, view all persons and families, and add persons directly

- CloudTree Sync&Share: Sync your tree with your own devices or share and collaborate with other users

- FamilySearch: Doing extensive research has never been more convenient - access the world's biggest genealogical archive with several billions of person and family records from the comfort your home.

- Genealogical research developed specifically for macOS in order to harness cutting-edge Apple technologies for optimized application performance

- All charts and reports may be shared directly from within MacFamilyTree via Mail, Messages, Twitter or Facebook.

- The Family Quiz: Find out just how well you know your family tree

.... and so much more!

What's New

Version History

8.2.8

Jan 16, 2018

Smaller bug fixes

8.2.7

Dec 19, 2017

- German and French localisation updated- Smaller bug fixes

8.2.6

Dec 3, 2017

- Fixes using FamilySearch from within MacFamilyTree

8.2.5

Oct 21, 2017

- Importing notes from GEDCOM files improved- Bugs in the Statistic Maps resolved- Picture display in charts improved- Updated French user manual- Bug in the language selection when using charts or reports resolved

8.2.4

Oct 7, 2017

- Several fixes for macOS High Sierra

8.2.3

Jul 13, 2017

- Support added to print to more than 32x32 pages- Issues displaying labels fixed- Children in the Fan Chart are now ordered correctly- The Hourglass Chart hides information marked as private correctly- Localisation updates

8.2.2

Jul 4, 2017

New & Improved Charts- New Fractal Tree Chart- New Horizontal/Vertical Fractal Chart- New Symmetrical Fractal Tree Chart- New Fractal Circular Tree Chart- Completely rewritten styling of most charts- Many configureable styling options to choose from- Configureable event & fact display- Configureable line styles- Configureable shadow styles- Size of boxes can be increased/decreased depending on generation in nearly all charts for better space efficiency- Greatly improved performance rendering charts- Select custom fonts in all charts- Labels can now be displayed in each chart- New background styles- Improved Timeline (configureable coloring and styles)- Reference Numbers can be shown in all charts- Display of kinships now available in the Genogram Chart- Tree Chart now displays family events like marriage and divorce correctly

Improved Charts Editor & Printing- Configureable pagination layout for poster printing- Option to automatically layout objects to a specific count of pages- When printing to multiple pages, a page number can be printed on each page for easy identification- Unlimited undo while editing a chart- Improved user interface

FamilySearch improvements- Performance of FamilySearch integration in the Interactive Tree dramatically improved- Comparing local and FamilySearch persons improved- Coordinates of places are automatically downloaded from FamilySearch- LDS Ordinances added (reserve, print, share with Temple etc.)- Family Tree is automatically scanned for possible LDS Ordinances that can be reserved

Other- Improved organisation of functions- Keyboard navigation added to the Interactive Tree- GEDCOM import and interoperability with other apps improved- Date interpretation when exporting GEDCOM files improved- Options added to configure which additional names to display in addition to the full name- CloudTree performance improved

Version 8.2.2 solves a stability issue using FamilySearch, improves GEDCOM import and printing.

8.2.1

Jun 23, 2017

New & Improved Charts- New Fractal Tree Chart- New Horizontal/Vertical Fractal Chart- New Symmetrical Fractal Tree Chart- New Fractal Circular Tree Chart- Completely rewritten styling of most charts- Many configureable styling options to choose from- Configureable event & fact display- Configureable line styles- Configureable shadow styles- Size of boxes can be increased/decreased depending on generation in nearly all charts for better space efficiency- Greatly improved performance rendering charts- Select custom fonts in all charts- Labels can now be displayed in each chart- New background styles- Improved Timeline (configureable coloring and styles)- Reference Numbers can be shown in all charts- Display of kinships now available in the Genogram Chart- Tree Chart now displays family events like marriage and divorce correctly

Improved Charts Editor & Printing- Configureable pagination layout for poster printing- Option to automatically layout objects to a specific count of pages- When printing to multiple pages, a page number can be printed on each page for easy identification- Unlimited undo while editing a chart- Improved user interface

FamilySearch improvements- Performance of FamilySearch integration in the Interactive Tree dramatically improved- Comparing local and FamilySearch persons improved- Coordinates of places are automatically downloaded from FamilySearch- LDS Ordinances added (reserve, print, share with Temple etc.)- Family Tree is automatically scanned for possible LDS Ordinances that can be reserved

Other- Improved organisation of functions- Keyboard navigation added to the Interactive Tree- GEDCOM import and interoperability with other apps improved- Date interpretation when exporting GEDCOM files improved- Options added to configure which additional names to display in addition to the full name- CloudTree performance improved

Version 8.2.1 solves issues in the Narrative Report as well as a bug in the GEDCOM Export.

8.2

Jun 21, 2017

New & Improved Charts- New Fractal Tree Chart- New Horizontal/Vertical Fractal Chart- New Symmetrical Fractal Tree Chart- New Fractal Circular Tree Chart- Completely rewritten styling of most charts- Many configureable styling options to choose from- Configureable event & fact display- Configureable line styles- Configureable shadow styles- Size of boxes can be increased/decreased depending on generation in nearly all charts for better space efficiency- Greatly improved performance rendering charts- Select custom fonts in all charts- Labels can now be displayed in each chart- New background styles- Improved Timeline (configureable coloring and styles)- Reference Numbers can be shown in all charts- Display of kinships now available in the Genogram Chart- Tree Chart now displays family events like marriage and divorce correctly

Improved Charts Editor & Printing- Configureable pagination layout for poster printing- Option to automatically layout objects to a specific count of pages- When printing to multiple pages, a page number can be printed on each page for easy identification- Unlimited undo while editing a chart- Improved user interface

FamilySearch improvements- Performance of FamilySearch integration in the Interactive Tree dramatically improved- Comparing local and FamilySearch persons improved- Coordinates of places are automatically downloaded from FamilySearch- LDS Ordinances added (reserve, print, share with Temple etc.)- Family Tree is automatically scanned for possible LDS Ordinances that can be reserved

Other- Improved organisation of functions- Keyboard navigation added to the Interactive Tree- GEDCOM import and interoperability with other apps improved- Date interpretation when exporting GEDCOM files improved- Options added to configure which additional names to display in addition to the full name- CloudTree performance improved

8.1.4

Jan 31, 2017

Issue syncing with CloudTree fixedIssue merging persons in a family tree fixedTouch Bar integration using the Interactive Tree improved

8.1.3

Jan 17, 2017

MacFamilyTree 8.1 comes with the brand new CloudTree feature - it is now possible for the first time to work on the same family tree with any number of users and in real time. All changes to your tree will be transferred and available to all other users invited by you within a few seconds. CloudTree operates in compliance with the highest privacy standards and relies on Apple's iCloud infrastructure.

CloudTree Sync (macOS Sierra required)

CloudTree syncs only changes. Sounds like a no-brainer to you? Well, it isn’t. The old iCloud sync always needed to transfer your complete family tree file. If you change just one person’s birthday, the whole file had to be uploaded and download again. With CloudTree Sync, only that single event has to be synchronized. This means faster sync than ever while consuming just very little bandwidth. Even sync via cellular network is no longer an issue.

CloudTree Share

Invite other iCloud users to work with them on the same family tree. All changes are synched within seconds and are available on all other devices. Just have a look at the change log if you want to know which entries changed and who contributed to your tree. There’s also a read-only mode if you like to show your tree to family members but don’t want them to edit anything.

Other improvements:

- Support for Touch Bar added, several contextual functions are directly accessible from the small display above the keyboard on the recently introduced MacBook Pro- Improved place selection and management- Better Web Site export performance- Improved configuration of the Kinship report- Timeline chart can now be filtered using Smart Filters- Place list can now be sorted by state, county and country- Many new Smart Filter options added

Fixes for Version 8.1.2:- Rare issue fixed where CloudTree does not sync a specific entry type- Fixed FamilySearch "Reject all Matches" button- New LDS Temples added

Fixes for Version 8.1.3:- Plausibility Check is now handling LDS events correctly- Hourglass Chart in the Person Report can now be configured correctly- Issues migrating databases from previous versions fixed- Right-click in the Interactive Tree works reliably now- Interactive Tree background colors fixed

8.1.2

Dec 9, 2016

MacFamilyTree 8.1 comes with the brand new CloudTree feature - it is now possible for the first time to work on the same family tree with any number of users and in real time. All changes to your tree will be transferred and available to all other users invited by you within a few seconds. CloudTree operates in compliance with the highest privacy standards and relies on Apple's iCloud infrastructure.

CloudTree Sync

CloudTree syncs only changes. Sounds like a no-brainer to you? Well, it isn’t. The old iCloud sync always needed to transfer your complete family tree file. If you change just one person’s birthday, the whole file had to be uploaded and download again. With CloudTree Sync, only that single event has to be synchronized. This means faster sync than ever while consuming just very little bandwidth. Even sync via cellular network is no longer an issue.

CloudTree Share

Invite other iCloud users to work with them on the same family tree. All changes are synched within seconds and are available on all other devices. Just have a look at the change log if you want to know which entries changed and who contributed to your tree. There’s also a read-only mode if you like to show your tree to family members but don’t want them to edit anything.

Other improvements:

- Support for Touch Bar added, several contextual functions are directly accessible from the small display above the keyboard on the recently introduced MacBook Pro- Improved place selection and management- Better Web Site export performance- Improved configuration of the Kinship report- Timeline chart can now be filtered using Smart Filters- Place list can now be sorted by state, county and country- Many new Smart Filter options added

Fixes for Version 8.1.2:- Rare issue fixed where CloudTree does not sync a specific entry type- Fixed FamilySearch "Reject all Matches" button- New LDS Temples added

8.1.1

Dec 5, 2016

MacFamilyTree 8.1 comes with the brand new CloudTree feature - it is now possible for the first time to work on the same family tree with any number of users and in real time. All changes to your tree will be transferred and available to all other users invited by you within a few seconds. CloudTree operates in compliance with the highest privacy standards and relies on Apple's iCloud infrastructure.

CloudTree Sync

CloudTree syncs only changes. Sounds like a no-brainer to you? Well, it isn’t. The old iCloud sync always needed to transfer your complete family tree file. If you change just one person’s birthday, the whole file had to be uploaded and download again. With CloudTree Sync, only that single event has to be synchronized. This means faster sync than ever while consuming just very little bandwidth. Even sync via cellular network is no longer an issue.

CloudTree Share

Invite other iCloud users to work with them on the same family tree. All changes are synched within seconds and are available on all other devices. Just have a look at the change log if you want to know which entries changed and who contributed to your tree. There’s also a read-only mode if you like to show your tree to family members but don’t want them to edit anything.

Other improvements:

- Support for Touch Bar added, several contextual functions are directly accessible from the small display above the keyboard on the recently introduced MacBook Pro- Improved place selection and management- Better Web Site export performance- Improved configuration of the Kinship report- Timeline chart can now be filtered using Smart Filters- Place list can now be sorted by state, county and country- Many new Smart Filter options added

8.1

Nov 29, 2016

MacFamilyTree 8.1 comes with the brand new CloudTree feature - it is now possible for the first time to work on the same family tree with any number of users and in real time. All changes to your tree will be transferred and available to all other users invited by you within a few seconds. CloudTree operates in compliance with the highest privacy standards and relies on Apple's iCloud infrastructure.

CloudTree Sync

CloudTree syncs only changes. Sounds like a no-brainer to you? Well, it isn’t. The old iCloud sync always needed to transfer your complete family tree file. If you change just one person’s birthday, the whole file had to be uploaded and download again. With CloudTree Sync, only that single event has to be synchronized. This means faster sync than ever while consuming just very little bandwidth. Even sync via cellular network is no longer an issue.

CloudTree Share

Invite other iCloud users to work with them on the same family tree. All changes are synched within seconds and are available on all other devices. Just have a look at the change log if you want to know which entries changed and who contributed to your tree. There’s also a read-only mode if you like to show your tree to family members but don’t want them to edit anything.

Other improvements:

- Support for Touch Bar added, several contextual functions are directly accessible from the small display above the keyboard on the recently introduced MacBook Pro- Improved place selection and management- Better Web Site export performance- Improved configuration of the Kinship report- Timeline chart can now be filtered using Smart Filters- Place list can now be sorted by state, county and country- Many new Smart Filter options added

8.0.1

May 17, 2016

- Several GEDCOM issues fixed- Place coordinate data is now correctly imported from GEDCOM files- Backup Manager now works correctly on MacBook Air 11"- Errors in the Descendancy Report corrected- Performance of several database maintenance functions improved- Bug saving the Fan Chart as a PNG file corrected- Shadows in the Interactive Tree can now be disabled

8.0

Apr 19, 2016

Jan 16, 2018

Version 8.2.8

Smaller bug fixes

Customer Reviews

4 out of 5

6 Ratings

6 Ratings

A waste of money

Jan 31, 2018

Lee Robins

I find it hard to believe the five star rating for this program. There is ghosting of individuals from family search, that can’t be removed and don’t email their support because they don’t email back. The program locks up and shuts down on its own. But the main thing that pisses me off about this program is the advertising in a program that I paid for and paid way too much for. Apple needs to get a tighter hold on these third party programs and their programmers. Pay heed and pass this one by.

Developer Response

Feb 21, 2018

I checked our database and the email you sent us (containing only the two words "no connection" without any further description) has been answered. We haven't received any further reports about the behavior you describe, there are no known lockups. If you notice something like that, please contact our support again and provide us with some details about the where and when. The FamilySearch ghosting you mention indicates duplicate entries on the FamilySearch network, which is not operated by us.

A waste of money

Jan 31, 2018

Lee Robins

I find it hard to believe the five star rating for this program. There is ghosting of individuals from family search, that can’t be removed and don’t email their support because they don’t email back. The program locks up and shuts down on its own. But the main thing that pisses me off about this program is the advertising in a program that I paid for and paid way too much for. Apple needs to get a tighter hold on these third party programs and their programmers. Pay heed and pass this one by.

Developer Response

Feb 21, 2018

I checked our database and the email you sent us (containing only the two words "no connection" without any further description) has been answered. We haven't received any further reports about the behavior you describe, there are no known lockups. If you notice something like that, please contact our support again and provide us with some details about the where and when. The FamilySearch ghosting you mention indicates duplicate entries on the FamilySearch network, which is not operated by us.

So Thorough, Complete and Well Thought Through

Feb 8, 2018

TranceMist

I cannot say enough good things about this application. I’ve been using it for a while now with other family members using the CloudTree (iCloud sync) feature and have over 400 people in the tree now. The flexibility with which you can enter data is fanatastic. It’s very easy to move people around or add additional (sometimes complex) relationships (step, adopted, joins to multiple parts of the tree). The depth to which you can enter events for individual people or the family is excellent. I love how you can define sources and then cite those sources when entering bits of information. It’s also very easy to enter various media and then link them to the people or events where they relate without having to add the media more than once.

The reports, charts and output are also fanatastic. There are so many different ways to look at the data and you can choose to output them in any of the supported 16 languages. This has been very useful to me as I am working with family members in 4 different languages (all supported).

Finally the “CloudTree” sync is exactly what I wanted. It’s almost a shame that they gave it its own name because at first I thought I’d have to sync through their cloud which I did not want. CloudTree just uses iCloud sync (note: NOT iCloud Drive) which so far for me has worked wonderfully. I can work on my desktop most of the time but continue on my laptop when I travel. I can have multiple family members work on the tree at the same time.

The price is reasonable given the outstanding capabilities and quality of this program. I have two other family members using the the app via Apple’s Family Sharing feature, so I only pay for one copy and they get to use it too (if they’re part of your Family Sharing group).

This is a really, really aweosme program and I’m very glad that I found it.

So Thorough, Complete and Well Thought Through

Feb 8, 2018

TranceMist

I cannot say enough good things about this application. I’ve been using it for a while now with other family members using the CloudTree (iCloud sync) feature and have over 400 people in the tree now. The flexibility with which you can enter data is fanatastic. It’s very easy to move people around or add additional (sometimes complex) relationships (step, adopted, joins to multiple parts of the tree). The depth to which you can enter events for individual people or the family is excellent. I love how you can define sources and then cite those sources when entering bits of information. It’s also very easy to enter various media and then link them to the people or events where they relate without having to add the media more than once.

The reports, charts and output are also fanatastic. There are so many different ways to look at the data and you can choose to output them in any of the supported 16 languages. This has been very useful to me as I am working with family members in 4 different languages (all supported).

Finally the “CloudTree” sync is exactly what I wanted. It’s almost a shame that they gave it its own name because at first I thought I’d have to sync through their cloud which I did not want. CloudTree just uses iCloud sync (note: NOT iCloud Drive) which so far for me has worked wonderfully. I can work on my desktop most of the time but continue on my laptop when I travel. I can have multiple family members work on the tree at the same time.

The price is reasonable given the outstanding capabilities and quality of this program. I have two other family members using the the app via Apple’s Family Sharing feature, so I only pay for one copy and they get to use it too (if they’re part of your Family Sharing group).

This is a really, really aweosme program and I’m very glad that I found it.

I prefer version 7

Aug 5, 2016

ire1850

Version 8 is a step backward when it comes to the visual experience of the interactive tree interface. The interface requires double-clicking an individual to reorient the tree around him/her, rather than the single click of version 7. The visuals are less appealing: the shadows on individuals make them look like they’re in a bad powerpoint; the “cartoon” symbol style option is the worst kind of 3D clipart; the rotating gear animation around the highlighted individual makes him/her look like they’re inside a prize ribbon; and the default scaling of selected and unselected individuals is all off. Finally, the interactive tree appears to have some kind of Star Wars effect where everything is displayed at a slight tilt going back in time… Why? The edit menu for each individual does not display a column for “description,” which is key for “events" like “occupation,” and there is no obvious way to edit which columns display in the edit bar (you can still see the description, however, by double-clicking the event for additional data). This version needed more user experience testing. I prefer version 7, despite some of the additional (useful) features of version 8, like “plausibility”—a feature which notifies you of inconsistent data among family members on your tree.

I prefer version 7

Aug 5, 2016

ire1850

Version 8 is a step backward when it comes to the visual experience of the interactive tree interface. The interface requires double-clicking an individual to reorient the tree around him/her, rather than the single click of version 7. The visuals are less appealing: the shadows on individuals make them look like they’re in a bad powerpoint; the “cartoon” symbol style option is the worst kind of 3D clipart; the rotating gear animation around the highlighted individual makes him/her look like they’re inside a prize ribbon; and the default scaling of selected and unselected individuals is all off. Finally, the interactive tree appears to have some kind of Star Wars effect where everything is displayed at a slight tilt going back in time… Why? The edit menu for each individual does not display a column for “description,” which is key for “events" like “occupation,” and there is no obvious way to edit which columns display in the edit bar (you can still see the description, however, by double-clicking the event for additional data). This version needed more user experience testing. I prefer version 7, despite some of the additional (useful) features of version 8, like “plausibility”—a feature which notifies you of inconsistent data among family members on your tree.